FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE JOURNEY HOME CONTINUES FOR RED SONJA IN ISSUE #23
The Road To Issue #25 Begins In May! March 08, 2007, Runnemede, NJ - DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT released images and information today concerning RED SONJA #23 -- part of the continued commemoration of the 35th Anniversary of Red Sonja's first appearance in comics! Red Sonja #23 continues "The Long Way Back Home", the exciting storyline from series writer Michael Avon Oeming and artist Homs. Scheduled for a May release, Red Sonja #23 will be available with covers by Joe Prado, Steven Segovia, Joyce Chin and Homs. "The Return of Kulan Gath" (Red Sonja #'s 11-18) concluded with Kulan Gath in control of the land and Red Sonja and her companions battling to survive on the other side of the world in a land full of strange and dangerous creatures in "Animals" (Red Sonja #'s 19-21). Now "The Long Way Back Home" features Red Sonja and her surviving companions, as well as some unexpected allies, journeying to face their destiny and return to a land ravaged and ruled by Kulan Gath. From series writer Michael Avon Oeming and sensational artist Homs, "The Long Way Back Home" is the next exciting storyline for Red Sonja and the beginning of the lead up to the world-shattering storyline beginning in issue #25! About the release, Dynamite stated, "Since issue #11 and the beginning of ‘The Return of Kulan Gath', series writer Michael Avon Oeming has really been putting Sonja's strengths to the test. She has made the ultimate sacrifice and now heads for a showdown with the villainous Kulan Gath. This is fantasy and adventure at their absolute best!" RED SONJA #23 (MAR07333) WRITTEN BY MICHAEL AVON OEMING, ART BY HOMS; COVER ART BY: STEPHEN SEGOVIA, JOE PRADO, HOMS AND JOYCE CHIN (SHIPPING IN EQUAL RATIO)! Sonja and her companions face an undead group of pirates and the wrath of an Old God as they desperately make their way back to take the battle back to Kulan Gath. It's all heading to issue #25 and along the way, new characters are introduced and one of her companions will sacrifice his life to the journey! Plus: More of the Pirate Queen Valera and her crew as they face Gath's demonic generals at seas as well as Kulan Gath's plans for the imprisoned Goddess! Featuring a new series of covers by Stephen Segovia, Homs, Joe Prado and the Red Sonja cover debut of Joyce Chin! FANS: ASK YOUR LOCAL RETAILER ABOUT THE BLACK AND WHITE SEGOVIA INCENTIVE COVER! For art and more information please visit: http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/p-C107130.html Dynamite plans to have incredible support for this release with house ads, Diamond Previews Ads, online ads through news websites, as well as prints ads in Comic Shop News! ###
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ABOUT DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT:
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling titles and properties. Beginning with their Army of Darkness comic book series - launching as the #1 independent comic in July of '04 - and recently ranked the #1 selling Independent Horror comic -- and continuing to their best-selling Red Sonja series - issue #0 alone selling over 240,000 copies and ongoing issues and one-shots recently ranked among the best-selling titles in unit sales and dollar volume - and not only has Dynamite consistently released Red Sonja as THE top selling single comic outside of Marvel and DC Comics, Dynamite successfully places more titles in the Top 100 than most non-Marvel, non-DC publishers. Dynamite's new monthly Battlestar Galactica series is the company's first major launch of '06, debuting with an impressive 175,000 copies in initial orders sold for the introductory #0 issue. Dynamite's ongoing Highlander comic book series launched to excess of 100,000 copies sold for issue #0. The recently released The Lone Ranger #1 sold out on its first day in comic shops, went in to an immediate 2nd printing, and the 2nd printing sold out from Dynamite!
Now, in addition to the ongoing Red Sonja and AOD series, DYNAMITE has released the all-new Battlestar Galactica comic by Greg Pak and Nigel Raynor - launching with a specially priced #0 issue, having sold in excess of 175,000 copies and recently featured in the pages of TV Guide, A classic Battlestar Galactica comic book series, Xena by John Layman and Fabiano Neves, a Darkman vs. the Army of Darkness mini-series and is preparing the Lone Ranger with Brett Matthews and John Cassaday - and Dynamite has more on the horizon! In addition to the creators mentioned - Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics, including Alex (Justice) Ross, John (Astonishing X-Men) Cassaday, Michael (Superman/Batman, Aspen Comics) Turner, Jim (All-Star Batman) Lee, Michael (Red Sonja) Avon Oeming, Mike (Red Sonja/X-Men) Carey, Jim (Justice) Kruegar, Greg (The Incredible Hulk) Pak, Brett (Serenity, The Lone Ranger) Matthews - as well as working with up and coming new talent and enhancing strong creators!
The company also produces new and classic material from such creators as Paul Gulacy and Doug Moench's Six from Sirius, Tim Truman's Scout, Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Risso's Borderline and other titles including Jim Starlin's Dreadstar, in addition to reprint editions of classic Red Sonja material and more.
For updated information on Dynamite Entertainment and their titles, please visit the Dynamite website at www.dynamiteentertainment.com
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